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In wake of murder, a boy’s trust destroyed

Mom’s ex-boyfriend faces life in prison

By John R. Ellement
Globe Staff / August 28, 2009

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Jose Torres briefly dated Melissa Santiago, but he forever changed the lives of her four children, first building a bond with her older sons, then killing their mother and leaving her body for them to find in their Dorchester apartment. (Full article: 779 words)

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